Biography paul robert walker

Paul Robert Walker has written more than 25 books for adults and younger readers, with a special emphasis on the American West.
I'm Paul Robert Walker, author of more than thirty published books on subjects from the Italian Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the American West.
Official site of Paul Robert Walker, author of The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance, Remember Little Rock, and Remember Little Bighorn.

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Elmhurst, IL 1958 • Kindergarten

Evanston, IL 1971 • High School Senior Photo

Los Angeles 1975 • Occidental College Senior Photo

Dakar, Senegal 1976 • Seeing the World

Redondo Beach, CA 1978 • Rockin' & Rollin'

Mexico 1981 • On the Road Again

Sutter's Mill 1996 • On Assignment for National Geographic

Baja California 2005 • Bahia de Los Angeles

Madison, WI 2008 • My son calls this the Norwegian sea captain look.

August 2012 on the Chicago lakefront

Photo credits: (1958) Elsie/Bob Walker; (1975) Nancy Schaefer; (1976) Barry Kingman; (1981, 1996, & 2005) Marlene Walker; (2008) Kathy Cox; (2012) Dariel Walker.

American History

Narrative Nonfiction

Poetry

Biography

SPIRITUAL LEADERS

Biographical profiles of thirteen Native Americans who led their people on the spiritual path in the face of foreign invasion and cultural pressure.

Folklore

Fiction

THE METHOD

A coming-of-age novel set in the world of high school theater.

Who Am I, Anyway?

I was born in Oak Park, Illinois—just like Ernest Hemingway, only

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Walker, Paul Robert 1953-

Personal

Born 1953, in Oak Park, IL; son of Harold Robert (a businessman) and Elsie (a teacher and counselor; maiden name, Kunst) Walker; married Marlene Musick (a dental hygienist), 1984; children: Devin, Dariel. Ethnicity: "Polish and Danish." Education: Occidental College, A.B. (Anglo-American literature; magna cum laude), 1975; attended Boston University School of Fine Arts, 1971-72. Politics:Democrat. Religion: "Raised Catholic; currently unaffiliated; practice Zen Buddhism." Hobbies and other interests: Playing guitar, golf, hiking, swimming.

Addresses

Agent— Al Zuckerman (adult books), Susan Cohen (children's books), Writers House, 21 West 26th St., New York, NY 10010. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Writer, storyteller, consultant. Prudential Insurance Company, Los Angeles, CA, technical writer, 1977-78; West Coast Talmudical Seminary, Los Angeles, English teacher, vice principal, department chairman, librarian, 1978-84; Easy Reader, Hermosa Beach, CA, freelance reporter and photographer, 1983-86; Harcour

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Paul Robert Walker has written more than thirty books on subjects ranging from the American West and the Italian Renaissance to folklore, baseball, and miracles. In THE FEUD THAT SPARKED THE RENAISSANCE (William Morrow), he brought the artistic rivalry between Filippo Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Ghiberti in Renaissance Florence to life for modern readers. Kirkus Review called the book, "a convincing account of one of the defining moments in art and history," while Library Journal judged that "using an estimable cache of documentary materials...Walker makes a fine circumstantial case for an artistic feud." Critic Alan Prince wrote enthusiastically in BookPage, "His newest work is sure to bring such sheer pleasure to people interested in history, architecture and art that many of them will regard the book itself as a work of art." Walker has written extensively for the National Geographic Society on American history, including THE SOUTHWEST, which explores 11,000 years of human history amid the rugged landscapes of the American Southwest; TRAIL OF THE WILD